Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

__Of Mice and Men.ppt - Of Mice and Men__

• __Film Viewing Guide__Of Mice and Men.
• __Film Notes__

• NOVEL
  • __Of Mice and Men Survival Guide__ -- Very good site for vocabulary and allusions.
  • __Studying Of Mice and Men__ -- Good analysis of novel
  • __Of Mice and Men Fact Sheet__
  • __Of Mice and Men Notes__ -- Character notes, chapter summaries, and maps.
• Steinbeck's Life
  • __Steinbeck and the Nobel Prize__ -- includes biography, speech, and a video clip.
  • __Steinbeck.org__ -- a brief biography
  • __Steinbeck's Biography__
  • __Steinbeck Chronology__
  • __Steinbeck's Homes and Location__
• Great Depression
  • __Surviving the Dust Bowl__
    • __Dust storms and their damage__ -- a site on soil erosion and some info on the Dust Bowl
    • __Dust Bowl Info__
    • __1930's Dust Bowl__
  • __Key Terms from the Great Depression__
  • __Causes of the Great Depression__
  • __Problems of the Great Depression__
  • __Philosophies of President Hoover and President Roosevelt__
  • __An Outline of American History - Great Depression__
  • __Photos of Great Depression and New Deal__-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
  • __Oral Histories of the Great Depression__ -- Students interview people about their experiences in the Great Depression
  • __How the Depression affected Children__
  • __Sliding into the Great Depression__
  • __America's Great Depression__
  • __Interactive Quiz on Great Depression and New Deal__
• The New Deal
  • __The New Deal Network__ -- history, documents, photos, and Internet and print resources
  • __Successes and failures of Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs__
  • __Legacy of the New Deal__
  • __Photos of New Deal and Great Depression__-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
  • __New Deal Cultural Programs__
• Migrant Workers
  • __Migrant Workers and The Dust Bowl__
  • __Migrant Experience__
  • __Photographs of Migrant Workers__
• Mental Retardation
  • __Mental Retardation Info__
  • __The Importance of Friendships Between People With and Without Mental Retardation__
  • __History of Fairview__ -- a history of a mental institution from early 20th century.
  • __"Special Ed"__-- This episode of This American Life, a radio documentary show, has interviews with people who were told they're different.
• Censorship
  • __Challenged and Banned Books__ -- Of Mice and Men was one of the top 10 most challenged books of 2004. Learn why books are challenged and banned. Try to think whether or not Of Mice and Men belongs on the list of books to be challenged.
  • __Of Mice and Men__